The Rich Aesthetic of Japanese Art
A Brief Course Overview
ARTH 2071 Japanese Art History
2
Overview of Japanese Art History
Guide to Pronunciation
1
Overview of Japanese Art History
3
Overview of Japanese Art History
Chapter 1 Jomon 11,000 – 400 BC
• The Preface in the textbook has the standard way to pronounce
the vowels page 8.
• Most words have no accent, or a very slight one.
• How syllables work:
– Mahayana = Ma – ha – ya - na
– Yakushi = Ya – ku – shi (she)
– Heijokyo = Hei (hay) – jo – ky (key) - o
– Todaiji = To – dai (dye) – ji (gee)
– Fukukenjaku = Fu – ku – ken – ja - ku
4
Overview of Japanese Art History
“Flame” Vase
1,500 BC
Metropolitan
Museum of Art
5
Overview of Japanese Art History
1
Jomon 11,000 – 400 BC
Yayoi 400 BC – 300 AD
Dogu (Clay Figure)
1,000 – 400 BC
Tokyo National Museum
Dotaku with Flowing Wave Design
1st century BC
Kyoto National Museum
6
Overview of Japanese Art History
Kofun 300 – 710 AD
7
Kofun 300 – 710 AD
Takamatsu Tomb Painting
Haniwa Figure
Late Kofun
Mason Fig. 43
4th – 6th century
Dr. Hirayama
8
Overview of Japanese Art History
Chapter 2 Asuka and Nara 552 – 794 AD
9
Yakushi Temple, Nara, Early 8th century
Mason fig. 75
Mason fig. 60 *
Overview of Japanese Art History
Overview of Japanese Art History
Asuka and Nara 552 – 794 AD
Ise Inner Shrine, Established about the 1st century AD
10
Overview of Japanese Art History
11
Overview of Japanese Art History
2
Asuka and Nara 552 – 794 AD
Asuka and Nara
552 – 794 AD
Zochoten,
Heavenly King
8th century
Mason fig. 114
Yakushi Nyori Buddha, 8th Century
Mason fig. 102
12
Overview of Japanese Art History
13
Asuka-Nara 552-794 AD
Chapter 3 Heian 794 –1185 AD
Message by Emperor Shomu, Dated 749
Tale of Genji: Kashiwagi Chapter, Early 12th century
Mason fig. 48
14
Overview of Japanese Art History
Mason fig. 140
15
Heian 794 –1185 AD
Overview of Japanese Art History
Heian 794 –1185 AD
Detail from Amida Raigo
Taizakai (Womb World)
Mandara
Triptych
Late 11th century
Mason fig. 178
2nd half 9th century
Mason fig. 152
16
Overview of Japanese Art History
Overview of Japanese Art History
17
Overview of Japanese Art History
3
Heian 794 –1185 AD
Heian 794 –1185 AD
Phoenix Hall, Byodoin, 1053 AD
Mason fig. 172
Itsukushima Shrine, 12th century
Mason fig. 200 *
18
Overview of Japanese Art History
Chapter 4 Kamakura & Muromachi 1185 - 1573
19
Overview of Japanese Art History
Kamakura & Muromachi 1185 - 1573
Jigoku Zoshi
(Hell Scroll)
Late 12th century
Mason fig. 245 *
Heiji Monogatari Emaki, 13th century
Mason fig. 213
20
Overview of Japanese Art History
Kamakura & Muromachi 1185 - 1573
Shogun Ashikaga Takauchi
21
Kamakura & Muromachi 1185 - 1573
The Priest Shunjobo Chogen
Early 13th century
Mason fig. 215
c. 1338
Scanned Image
22
Overview of Japanese Art History
Overview of Japanese Art History
23
Overview of Japanese Art History
4
Kamakura & Muromachi
1185 - 1573
Kamakura &
Muromachi
1185 – 1573
Landscape
Kanzan (Detail) by Kao
Sesshu Toyo, 1495
Mason fig. 261
Before 1345
Mason fig. 255
24
Overview of Japanese Art History
Chapter 5
Momoyama &
Early Edo
1573 – 1615
25
Momoyama & Early Edo
1573 – 1615
Namban Byobu
Himeji Castle
1601 – 1609
Mason fig. 273
26
Overview of Japanese Art History
Early 17th century
Mason fig. 282 *
Overview of Japanese Art History
Momoyama & Early Edo 1573 – 1615
27
Overview of Japanese Art History
Momoyama & Early Edo 1573 – 1615
Black Raku Tea Bowl
1585 - 1589
Mason fig. 287 *
Genre Screen, Kyoto Shops, Late 16th century, Scanned Image
28
Overview of Japanese Art History
29
Overview of Japanese Art History
5
Momoyama & Early Edo 1573 – 1615
Momoyama & Early Edo 1573 – 1615
Matsushima Screens (Right)
By Sotatsu, 17th century
Mason fig. 311
Katsura Imperial Villa, 1620-1624, Mason fig. 279 *
Web: chenyang.com
30
Overview of Japanese Art History
Momoyama & Early Edo 1573 – 1615
31
Overview of Japanese Art History
Chapter 6 Edo or Tokugawa 1615 - 1868
Pine Forest
by Hasegawa Tohaku, Late 16th century
Mason fig. 302 *
Toshogu Shrine at Nikko, Early 17th century
Mason fig. 353 *
32
Overview of Japanese Art History
Edo or Tokugawa 1615 - 1868
33
Overview of Japanese Art History
Edo or Tokugawa 1615 - 1868
Craftsmen At Their Work: Men's Barber and Puppet Theater
By Kuwagata Keisai, 19th century
Tokyo National Museum
34
Overview of Japanese Art History
Winter Party, Later 18th century
by Utagawa Toyoharu, Freer & Sackler Gallery
35
Overview of Japanese Art History
6
Edo or Tokugawa 1615 - 1868
Edo or Tokugawa 1615 - 1868
Water and Kiku Kimono
Untitled
17th century
Tie-dye and embroidery
Scan: Story of Kimono
Mason Fig. 350 *
By Enku (1628 – 1695)
Unfinished Wood
Mason fig. 359
Web: japanese-arts.net
Overview of Japanese Art History
36
Edo or Tokugawa
1615 - 1868
Edo or Tokugawa
1615 - 1868
Ichikawa Danjuro I as
Soga no Goro
By Torii Kiyomasu
Color Woodblock Print
Mason Fig. 320
38
Overview of Japanese Art History
Edo or Tokugawa 1615 - 1868
Two Actors
by Toshusai Sharaku, 1794
Mason fig. 325 *
39
Nihonbashi, Early Morning, By Ando Hiroshige, 1834
1831-1833, Minneapolis Museum of Art
Overview of Japanese Art History
Overview of Japanese Art History
Edo or Tokugawa 1615 – 1868
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai
40
Overview of Japanese Art History
37
Minneapolis Museum of Art
41
Overview of Japanese Art History
7
Chapter 7 Meiji to Heisei 1868 - Present
Meiji 1868 - 1911
Beach Street Seen from Yokohama Port
The Heroic Commander, by Koto 1904
By Hiroshige III c. 1873
Minneapolis Museum of Art
42
Freer & Sackler Galleries
Overview of Japanese Art History
43
Meiji 1868 - 1911
Taisho 1911 - 1926
Ishizara by an Unknown
Craftsman, 19th century
Scanned Image
44
Overview of Japanese Art History
Overview of Japanese Art History
Showa 1926 - 1989
Self-Portrait
by Kohno Michisei 1917
Freer & Sackler Galleries
45
Overview of Japanese Art History
Showa 1926 - 1989
Kanaya
Munakata Shiko, 1964
The British Museum
Fujiyama from Okitsu, by Yoshida Hiroshi, 1928
Freer & Sackler Galleries
46
Overview of Japanese Art History
47
Overview of Japanese Art History
8
Heisei 1989 – Present
Heisei 1989 - Present
Nourishment and Good Health
by Naya Koseki, 1993,
Freer Gallery
Deep Bowl with Design of Flowing Lines
Miura Shurei, 1992, Freer Gallery
48
Overview of Japanese Art History
Heisei 1989 - Present
49
Overview of Japanese Art History
Heisei 1989 - Present
Takeshi Obata
Death Note, Volume 1
Story by Tsugumi Ohba
Art by Takeshi Obata
Still From: My Neighbor Totoro, 1988
By Hayao Miyazaki, born 1941
Captured from DVD
50
Overview of Japanese Art History
Heisei 1989 – Present
51
Heisei 1989 - Present
Tsunami (Detail) by Chiho Aoshima 2004
Shinkansen (Bullet Train) 2006, Nagoya Station
Blum & Poe Galleries
52
Overview of Japanese Art History
Overview of Japanese Art History
Photo by Helen Rindsberg 2008
53
Overview of Japanese Art History
9
Heisei 1989 - Present
Cosplay, Yoyogi Park, Tokyo
Photo by Helen Rindsberg, 2008
54
Overview of Japanese Art History
10